Post-traumatic stress disorder signs
& symptoms are generally grouped into three types: intrusive memories,
avoidance and numbing, and increased anxiety or emotional arousal. They may be
very subtle or they may have obvious characteristics.

Symptoms of intrusive memories may
include:

Flashbacks, or reliving the traumatic event for minutes
or even days at a timeUpsetting dreams about the traumatic event

Symptoms of avoidance and emotional
numbing may include:

Trying to avoid thinking or talking about the traumatic
eventFeeling emotionally numbAvoiding activities you once enjoyedHopelessness about the futureMemory problemsTrouble concentratingDifficulty maintaining close relationships

Symptoms of anxiety and increased emotional
arousal may include:

Irritability or angerOverwhelming guilt or shameSelf-destructive behavior, such as drinking too muchTrouble sleepingBeing easily startled or frightenedHearing or seeing things that aren't thereRinging in ears, shaking

Post-traumatic stress disorder
symptoms can come and go. You may have more post-traumatic stress disorder
symptoms when things are stressful in general, or when you run into reminders
of what you went through.

History of PTSD

As one can easily imagine, even from such a basic fact as having had wars
throughout human history, PTSD has always been there. Below are some highlights
of historical development for better understanding of PTSD.

1900 B.C. – Egyptian physicians report hysterical reaction.

VIII Century B.C. – Homer in The Odyssey describes flashbacks and survivor’s
guilt.

490 B.C. – Herodotus writes of a soldier going blind after witnessing the
death of a comrade next to him.

1597 – Shakespeare vividly describes war sequelae in King Henry IV

1600 – Samuel Pepys describes symptoms in survivors of the great fire of
London.

It is a sobering thought that at least 20% of those returning from War are
likely to suffer from PTSD or major depression. According to the VA, in a 2005
report, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was the fourth most common
service-related disability.

Homeopathy

Homeopathic remedies have been shown
to have a profound effect on adults and children suffering from PTSD.

It may seem too easy to believe. Yet homeopathy can be remarkably effective,
and rapid, for people suffering such trauma as I have witnessed and experienced
in the past decade.

The health history of the client is taken to include all aspects of the main
complaints.This very individualized
form of information will help point me in the direction for the remedy choices.

The client will take daily remedies and continue with follow ups to address
the healing process.We will focus on “clearing”
away past side effects of medications and shock as well as address the physical
and mental ailments.

The remedies will aide in healing and promoting mental health by strengthening
the body to heal itself.Another
exceptional thing about Homeopathy is that people on multiple medications can safely
take Homeopathic medicines.Homeopathic
drugs are non-habit forming and have no addictive characteristics.Homeopathic remedies work towards stabilizing
your overall health by strengthening the body itself.

Kristina
M. Star, CHom. is a Certified
Homeopathic Practitioner, educator and author whose mission is to build bridges
between conventional medicine & holistic healing.For more than 13 years she has worked with
hundreds of clients around the globe.Her practice is based by phone consultations anywhere in
the world.

*If you or anyone you know is
suffering from PTSD, feel free to contact us.

"Homeopathy is wholly capable of satisfying the therapeutic
demands of this age better than any other system or school of medicine."

Dr. Charles Menninger M.D.
Founder Menninger Clinic

“Homeopathy cures a larger
percentage of cases than any other method of treatment, and is beyond all doubt
safer, more economical, and the most complete medical science."

Mahatma Gandhi

“effective natural remedies that have no side effects"

Dr. Robert Mendelsohn, M.D.
Professor U. of Illinois Medical School and best-selling author

“The introduction of homeopathy
forced the old school doctor to stir around and learn something of a rational
nature about his business. You may honestly feel grateful that homeopathy
survived the attempts of allopaths (the orthodox physicians) to destroy it.

Mark Twain

Some interesting facts:

The British Royal Family has used and endorsed homeopathy
for three generations.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, is the Royal Patron of the British
Homeopathic Association. Her daughter, Queen Elizabeth II, is said to never
travel without her personal homeopathic first-aid kit by her side. Her son,
Prince Charles also uses the medicine. In addition to the royal family there
are many other well known people who have used homeopathy. Three American
presidents, James Garfield, Chester A. Arthur and Warren Harding, John D.
Rockfeller (who lived 99 years), Henry W. Longfellow, Washington Irving,
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mahatma Gandhi, Mark Twain, Samuel
Morse, Sir Yehudi Mehuhin, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, Mother Teresa, O. J.
Simpson, Angela Lansbury, Tina Turner, just to name a few. A number of popes
have also used the medicine successfully, including Pius X and the current
pope, John Paul II.

Kristina
Star is a proud supporter of Veterans Trek: Two men making a positive
influence by walking for awareness to heal from PTSD. It is my pleasure
to be both their personal Homeopath and part of the healing process.
They want to make a "shift" into more natural ways of healing. Along
with Homeopathy, Nature & Meditation they are creating a new model
for the future.Learn more about Homeopathy & PTSD

"Veterans Trek is an effort between two Operation
Iraqi Freedom Veterans, Tom and Anthony, to walk from Milwaukee to Los
Angeles.

We are doing this in an effort to do a few things. First, we want to raise money and awareness for Dryhootch.
Our goal is to raise 100,000 dollars for them in the build up to and
during our journey. Second, we want to raise awareness of Veteran issues
here in America. Yes, we all know we have been involved in wars. Yes,
we all know we have Veterans in this country. Yes, we all know some
Veterans are struggling today. Ask yourself, ask friends, ask coworkers
what some of those issues are and then guess how many Veterans are
influenced by the issues. Most people have no idea because most never
serve, but we all benefit from the service of military members and
Veterans provide. It’s time we start paying attention. It’s past the
time we need to begin to act. Last, we want to do something that is
atypical, intriguing, fun (hopefully), and for a good cause." Tom Voss & Anthony Anderson

**The Veterans will be taking our Hiking & Camping Homeopathy First Aid Kit with them on their journey!!**